Would it be wrong for me to attend meeting with my wife?

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Would it be wrong for me to attend meeting with my wife (she is a JW) as long as I fulfill my Sunday duties and go to Mass? I will not change religions but want to get closer as a family. I know they will try to convert me but I will not let myself.
 
This is a question for your priest or a strong Catholic in your life. We do not know so many details about your marriage and your spiritual growth.

ETA looking back, I wonder, did you ever regularize your marriage? Without the strength of the Sacraments, I could not advise you going to JW Meetings. Praying for you!
 
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Can you provide some background to your situation. information about faith and your marriage would be helpful.
 
Now she has asked me if I want to go with them to “The Memorial” today. I have been studying about our faith and learned a bit about the JWs as well. I believe I am becoming a stronger Catholic by being able to learn and defend parts of our faith. I personally don’t like to engage in religious conversations with people of other faiths as they have different views and their bibles can have different translations as well and ultimately can turn into an argument. Would it be wrong for me to attend “The Memorial” today? I will call a local priest today and ask as well.
 
Agree, this needs to be the priest who has helped you prepare to regularize your marriage.
 
When my father got married to his second wife, my stepmother the priest told him that he had to attend the Protestant services with her, as that was an important part of who she was. This went on for awhile until they sent him to Sunday school and started talking about the Catholic Church. Several times my father raised his had to correct the teacher when he presented an incorrect view about what the Catholic Church was. After that they told him that he didn’t have to go back there any more.
 
Collecting the weak(ened) with false stories about how they “believe” in Jesus, instant/unearned “friends”, extraction of money/time and high turnover is what your wife is getting into.

I wouldn’t condone it.
 
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Your question is difficult to answer.

I do have to say that I am quite surprised to hear of a Catholic being married to a Jehovah’s Witness. Did you get a dispensation from your bishop? Jehovah’s Witnesses are not baptised, or not in a valid way recognised by the Church; therefore, you would have had the impediment of disparity of cult. To validly marry you would’ve required a dispensation.

I am also surprised that an active Jehovah’s Witness married a Catholic. Jehovah’s Witnesses are very anti-Catholic so I’m surprised she was under no pressure from her family and congregation to not marry you.

If I do you a disservice in the next part of my post I apologise unreservedly. I don’t know if this forum ever suffers from trolls but I admit to finding this scenario difficult to imagine. Anyway, I shall continue to answer trusting you are genuine.

I would encourage you to learn what Jehovah’s Witnesses believe. You can’t argue against something unless you know what that something actually is. Then you must learn the Church’s correct teachings and learn where the Jehovah’s Witnesses are wrong.

I strongly recommend you don’t go to any of their meetings. They will most definitely attempt to convert you. They are far more experienced at doing this than you are at resisting.

I hope you promised and will do all you can to ensure that if your marriage is blessed with children they are baptised and raised as Catholics. Do you know that Jehovah’s Witnesses do not believe Our Lord Jesus Christ is God? Do you know they don’t believe in the crucifixion? If through your wife you are associated with Jehovah’s Witnesses you will need to do everything you can to defend and preserve your Faith.
 
Going to a mainline Protestant service is one thing, attending a JW Kingdom Hall is vastly another.
 
Yeah, how is it possible for a Catholic and a JW to be devout in their Faith’s and keep a healthy marriage?
 
I think if he can arrange to go to mass and it is for some special event in which he doesn’t actually enter into communion with them then it would be ok.
 
And all you need is love…or something like that. I’m pretty sure I could write song lyrics or hallmark cards. But what does that will look like when two people have diametrically opposing views? How can one be devout in a faith that is opposed to the very idea of the faith of ones spouse.
 
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It is easy to say, very difficult in putting into practice. The devil is found in the details.
 
Hope springs eternal.
Love wins.
Jack sprat could eat no fat and his wife could eat no lean.
Love is patient
Apples and oranges… and all that jazz.
 
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